The Office of the National Coordinator issued the videos to better clarify HIPAA rights for patients, ensuring individuals understand how to access their data.
In an effort to better educate individuals on HIPAA rights for patients, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) issued a series of videos that explain the rights patients have to access their health information.
Additionally, ONC disclosed a Patient Engagement Playbook, designed to help providers, practice staff, hospital staff better engage with patients through health information technology (health IT).
“Many people are not completely aware of their right to access their own medical records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), including the right to access a copy when their health information is stored electronically,” ONC’s Chief Privacy Officer Lucia Savage, J.D., said in a statement. “The videos we issued today highlight the basics for individuals to get access to their electronic health information and direct it where they wish, including to third party applications.”
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